Marxist Anura Kumara Dissanayake sworn in as Sri Lanka's president
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Marxist leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake was sworn in as Sri Lanka’s president on Monday after an ...
Search underway for suspects in Alabama mass shooting that killed 4 and injured 17
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Authorities have reported no immediate arrests after a weekend mass shooting killed four people and left 17 others injured in what police described as a targeted “hit” by ...
Asian stocks climb after Wall Street ends a record-setting week mixed
HONG KONG (AP) — Asian stocks were mostly higher on Monday, supported by key rate decisions last week from the U.S. Federal ...
Pakistani Taliban deny attacking convoy of foreign ambassadors in restive northwest
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Pakistani Taliban on Monday denied involvement in a bombing attack on a police convoy that was escorting foreign ambassadors in the country’s restive northwest, as authorities ...
In Iran, the old-time US radio detective 'Johnny Dollar' returns to the airwaves
“Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar,” a radio program created by CBS that later found a devoted listenership in Iran for a Farsi-language version under Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi in the 1960s, has returned to ...
Flames jump out to a hot start, burn Kraken 6-1
The visiting Calgary Flames showed Sunday night that they intend to walk that talk as they scored three unanswered goals in ...
Alcohol-free beer is gaining popularity, even at Oktoberfest
Even at Oktoberfest — arguably the world’s most famous ode to alcohol — alcohol-free beer is on the menu.
At the UN, world leaders try to lay out a vision for the future - and actually make it happen
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly adopted a “Pact for the Future” to meet the challenges of the 21st century. Now comes the hard part: uniting the world’s divided nations to move quickly ...
Co-founder of Titan to testify before Coast Guard about submersible that imploded
Businessman Guillermo Sohnlein founded Titan owner OceanGate with Stockton Rush, who was among the five people who died when the submersible imploded in June 2023. The Coast Guard opened a public ...
Jets drop sluggish preseason tilt to Oilers in overtime
Dineen’s winner came after the Jets controlled the first minute of overtime. Jets prospect Parker Ford tried to take the puck ...
As UN meets, Haitians express hopelessness at finding an international solution to gang crisis
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — As world leaders meeting in the United Nations this week discuss the future of efforts to rein in the gangs strangling Haiti, Haitians are expressing hopelessness that an ...
White Sox lose 120th game to tie post-1900 record by the 1962 expansion New York Mets
The Chicago White Sox tied the post-1900 MLB record of 120 losses by the 1962 expansion New York Mets on Sunday when the San Diego Padres won 4-2 by rallying for three runs in the eighth inning, ...